perth·Perth / Western AustraliabyAxefanatic Plantation company fined for clearing of nine stadiums' worth of native bushland in WAhttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-18/blue-whale-farm-plantation-fined-for-clearing-native-bushland-wa/104364942Open linkView original on aussie.zone33Comments5Reply
maniacalmanicmania aussie.zone4Hide 4 replies$141,000. That'll teach those bastards a lesson... it's cheap to do illegal shit.12Reply
makingStuffForFun replylemmy.ml1Hide 1 replyI wonder what a normal old citizen would be fined for clearing that much land?5Reply
nnaught101 replylemmy.worldProbably the same, but obviously that would be a lot more relative to their income.2Reply
ssaltesc lemmy.worldI've been to Perth and don't even know how big that is. Further down, apparently around 14 hectares, i.e. 0.14km².2Reply
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$141,000.
That'll teach those bastards a lesson... it's cheap to do illegal shit.
I wonder what a normal old citizen would be fined for clearing that much land?
Probably the same, but obviously that would be a lot more relative to their income.
Cheap to do, expensive to prove.
I've been to Perth and don't even know how big that is. Further down, apparently around 14 hectares, i.e. 0.14km².